The department is named after river Marne (525 km),
tributary of Seine.
The Law of 10 July 1964 on the reorganization of the region of Paris, with effect on 1 January 1968, suppressed the departments of Seine and Seine-et-Oise. The department of Val-de-Marne was made of 29 municipalities from Seine and 18 municipalities from Seine-et-Oise.

Ivan Sache, 15 November 2009

Flag of the General Council

The flag of the General Council of Val-de-Marne, as hoisted over the
entrance of collège Saint-Exupéry in Vincennes, is blue with the logo
of the department adopted in 2006.

The graphic chart available on the website of the General Council
explains that the logo was revamped after "an analysis of the visual
environment and a survey of the perception of the former logo by the
inhabitants of the department". This thorough
study yielded three "invariants":
- the "VM" pictogram, symbolizing both the initials of the
department's name and the confluency of rivers Seine and Marne (which
is not situated in the neighbouring department of Seine-et-Marne!),
placed in a blue cyan cartouche with a very narrow framing. The
contrast between the curves of "VM" and the straight frame symbolizes
the great diversity of the department and the commitment of public
service.
- cyan blue as an identity colour, representing water, a significant
element in the environment of the department. Unusual in the urban
context, the blue colour shall allow a quick and distinct
identification of the General Council.
- a textual design full of meaning, made of a reference to the
territory in bold capital letters ("VAL MARNE", in the MAC/VAL font
designed for the use of the Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-
Marne), of a cursive "de" forming the transition between VAL and
MARNE and emphasizing the human dimension of the authority, and of
"Conseil général" in italics (Myriad font), emphasizing the public and
institutional dimension of the institution.